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16 But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil;
    he will erase their memory from the earth.

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16 but the face of the Lord is against(A) those who do evil,(B)
    to blot out their name(C) from the earth.

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We have happy memories of the godly,
    but the name of a wicked person rots away.

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The name of the righteous(A) is used in blessings,[a]
    but the name of the wicked(B) will rot.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

11 “Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to destroy every one of you!

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11 “Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty,(A) the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster(B) on you and to destroy all Judah.

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13 O Lord, the hope of Israel,
    all who turn away from you will be disgraced.
They will be buried in the dust of the earth,
    for they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living water.

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13 Lord, you are the hope(A) of Israel;
    all who forsake(B) you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust(C)
    because they have forsaken the Lord,
    the spring of living water.(D)

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17 All memory of their existence will fade from the earth;
    no one will remember their names.

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17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(A)
    he has no name(B) in the land.(C)

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10 “And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you eats or drinks blood in any form, I will turn against that person and cut him off from the community of your people,

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10 “‘I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood,(A) and I will cut them off from the people.

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Even if their enemies drive them into exile,
    I will command the sword to kill them there.
I am determined to bring disaster upon them
    and not to help them.”

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Though they are driven into exile by their enemies,
    there I will command the sword(A) to slay them.

“I will keep my eye on them
    for harm(B) and not for good.(C)(D)

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I, the Lord, will answer all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts and so fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice. I will turn against such people and make a terrible example of them, eliminating them from among my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

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“‘When any of the Israelites or any foreigner(A) residing in Israel separate themselves from me and set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block(B) before their faces and then go to a prophet to inquire(C) of me, I the Lord will answer them myself. I will set my face against(D) them and make them an example(E) and a byword.(F) I will remove them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(G)

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10 I have seen wicked people buried with honor. Yet they were the very ones who frequented the Temple and are now praised[a] in the same city where they committed their crimes! This, too, is meaningless.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:10 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version; many Hebrew manuscripts read and are forgotten.

10 Then too, I saw the wicked buried(A)—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise[a] in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 8:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (Aquila); most Hebrew manuscripts and are forgotten

16 The Lord is king forever and ever!
    The godless nations will vanish from the land.

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16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(A)
    the nations(B) will perish from his land.

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17 I will turn against you, and you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you!

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17 I will set my face(A) against you so that you will be defeated(B) by your enemies;(C) those who hate you will rule over you,(D) and you will flee even when no one is pursuing you.(E)

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